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The Shape of 433 Eros from the NEAR-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder

The Shape of 433 Eros from the NEAR-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder

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The Shape of 433 Eros from the NEAR-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder

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Full title

The Shape of 433 Eros from the NEAR-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Society for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2000-09, Vol.289 (5487), p.2097-2101

Language

English

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Washington, DC: American Society for the Advancement of Science

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Contents

Measurements from the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR)-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder (NLR) indicate that asteroid 433 Eros is a consolidated body with a complex shape dominated by collisions. The offset between the asteroid's center of mass and center of figure indicates a small deviation from a homogeneous internal structure that is most simply...

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The Shape of 433 Eros from the NEAR-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743518544

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743518544

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ISSN

0036-8075

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.289.5487.2097

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